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Variation in the ITS-1 and ITS-2 rRNA genomic regions of Cytauxzoon felis from bobcats and pumas in the eastern United States and comparison with sequences from domestic cats.
Veterinary parasitology - 23 Nov 2012
Shock Barbara C, Birkenheuer Adam J, Patton Laura L, Olfenbuttel Colleen, Beringer Jeff, Grove Daniel M, Peek Matt, Butfiloski Joseph W, Hughes Daymond W, Lockhart J Mitchell, Cunningham Mark W, Brown Holly M, Peterson David S, Yabsley Michael J
Abstract excerpt
Cytauxzoon felis, a tick-borne protozoan parasite, is the causative agent of cytauxzoonosis in domestic cats in the United States. The natural reservoir for this parasite is the bobcat (Lynx rufus), which typically does not develop clinical signs. Although not likely important reservoirs, C. felis has also been detected in pumas (Puma concolor) in Florida and Louisiana. Recent studies suggest that specific...
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